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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 59-0777857

May Kay Houck Foundation

A private foundation in Sarasota, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $129,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Apr 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Form and materials
On file

Application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $129,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,207,107
  • Tax year 2023

    $108,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $2,159,081
  • Tax year 2022

    $141,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,129,827
  • Tax year 2021

    $123,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,152,556
  • Tax year 2020

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,162,271
  • Tax year 2019

    $123,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $2,158,784
  • Tax year 2018

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $2,239,359
  • Tax year 2017

    $111,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $2,255,103

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Genesee Valley ConservancyGeneseo, NY

    Program services

    $15,000
  2. Albany SymphonyAlbany, NY

    Program services

    $14,000
  3. Finger Lakes Land TrustIthaca, NY

    Program services

    $13,000
  4. Canandaigua Lake Watershed AssocCanandaigua, NY

    Program services

    $10,000
  5. Individual

    Program services

    $10,000
  6. Individual

    Program services

    $10,000
  7. Reach of Haywood County IncWaynesville, NC

    Program services

    $10,000
  8. FoodlinkRochester, NY

    Program services

    $8,000
  9. Haywood Habitat for HumanityWaynesville, NC

    Program services

    $7,000
  10. Individual

    Program services

    $7,000
  11. Individual

    Program services

    $5,000
  12. Southeastern Guide Dogs IncPalmetto, FL

    Program services

    $5,000
  13. Wild Wings IncHoneoye Falls, NY

    Program services

    $5,000
  14. Mote Marine LaboratorySarasota, FL

    Program services

    $4,000
  15. Vail Veterans FoundationVail, CO

    Program services

    $2,500
  16. Adirondack Land TrustKeene, NY

    Program services

    $1,000
  17. Aim High Childrens ServicesBrooklyn, NY

    Program services

    $1,000
  18. Adirondack CouncilElizabethtown, NY

    Program services

    $500
  19. Lake Placid Center for the ArtsLake Placid, NY

    Program services

    $500
  20. Individual

    Program services

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment4 grants $29,50053% of the total
  2. Human services3 grants $13,50024% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $8,00014% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $5,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York10 grants $68,000
  2. North Carolina2 grants $17,000
  3. Florida2 grants $9,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Karen HargraveTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Leslie Moffett-KrausTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • David RobisonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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